Madlen Kobi held a guest lecture on "Thinking Through Buildings: Doing Research on Urban Living at the Intersection of Anthropology and Architecture". This talk highlighted the epistemological and heuristic role of buildings in the study of urban societies. By outlining the contours of a contemporary architectural anthropology, Madlen Kobi discussed how thinking through the material textures of the city (including resources, forms, technologies, materials) opens a rich ground for studying urban living.